The afternoon was brutal last week. Yikes.

Week 14 record: 6-10

Season record: 104-101

To the picks!

Point spreads were provided by Bet MGM. (HOME TEAM in all caps).

BALTIMORE (-17) vs. New York Jets

The new strategy on Thursdays is to pick against my gut instinct. My gut said the Jets cover, so I went the other way. Success.

Pick: Ravens (-17)

GREEN BAY (-4.5) vs. Chicago

The Packers and Bears play 47 times per season.

Pick: Packers (-4.5)

KANSAS CITY (-9.5) vs. Denver

Every year there’s a team that’s impossible to bet on, but also impossible to bet against. The Broncos are that team this season.

Pick: Chiefs (-9.5)

TENNESSEE (-2.5) vs. Houston

If you had Ryan Tannehill stepping in and making the Titans more competent than they’ve looked since the Jeff Fisher era … you’re lying.

Pick: Titans (-2.5)

NEW YORK GIANTS (-3.5) vs. Miami

Are we certain the Giants are better than the Dolphins? Brian Flores’ ability to have his players still playing hard at this point is incredibly impressive.

Pick: Dolphins (+3.5)

New England (-9.5) vs. CINCINNATI

This line would’ve been double digits had the Pats not, ya know, cheated. (KIDDING).

Pick: Patriots (-9.5)

Philadelphia (-5.5) vs. WASHINGTON

This game having major NFC East implications tells you everything you need to know about the NFC East.

Pick: Eagles (-5.5)

Seattle (-5.5) vs. CAROLINA

A must-win game in December on the East Coast? This is the quintessential game the Seahawks dominate.

Pick: Seahawks (-5.5)

Tampa Bay (-3.5) vs. DETROIT

Take the over on 46.

Pick: Bucs (-3.5)

OAKLAND (-6.5) vs. Jacksonville

There’s no way the Raiders let their fans down in the final game in Oakland, right?

Pick: Raiders (-6.5)

Cleveland (-2.5) vs. ARIZONA

The only way this game gets more interesting is if Jalen Hurts and Lincoln Riley are on the sidelines.

Pick: Browns (-2.5)

Minnesota (-1.5) vs. LOS ANGELES CHARGERS

There’s a sneaky huge contingent of Vikings fans on the West Coast. This is effectively a home game for the Vikings only it’s not going to be below freezing.

Pick: Vikings (-1.5)

SAN FRANCISCO (-10.5) vs. Atlanta

There’s a 57 percent chance the person reading this could see time at cornerback for the 49ers this weekend.

Pick: Falcons (+10.5)

Los Angeles Rams (-1.5) vs. DALLAS

The winner of this game will immediately get the ‘team nobody wants to see in the playoffs’ label.

Pick: Rams (-1.5)

PITTSBURGH (-1.5) vs. Buffalo

If before the season you had this game getting flexed into the Sunday Night Football slot, you probably also had Tannehill resurrecting the Titans and are lying.

Pick: Bills (+1.5)

NEW ORLEANS (-9.5) vs. Indianapolis

Remember when Peyton Manning threw that pick-6 in the Super Bowl? Brutal.

Pick: Saints (-9.5)